Powder-distributer.



No; 828,383. j I v PATENTE'D AUG. 14, .1906.

M. P. CANNON. POWDER DISTRIBUTBR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8, 1906.

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(WWW AX No. 826,383, ifipecifieetion of Letters Eetent,

Fetentedl Aug. 1-1 2, i flfl.

Applioirtion filed ilenuery'g, 1906. Serial hie. 294,469-

' increase the efficiency oi devices of this cherecter. With these a (l other objects in v1 ew, which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the invention consists in certain novel features of mmstruction, as

hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the oceonnm-nying drmvings, forming e. pert of this specification, and in which corresponding parts or e lcnoted by like designst ing characters, is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the inven. on. eepeble of carrying the some into precticsloperetion, it being unrlerstoorl that var ous changes in the form, proportions, end minor details of construction may he resorted to Without departing from the principle or seeriiicing any of the advantages of this it'iyention within the scope of the appended clenns.

in the drewings, Figure 1 is s, sirle elevetiou Fig. 2 is planvieyv, partly in seetion. Fig. 3 it view of the rhsehzrrgeenrl oi the comluetor-pipe. Fig. IS a sectional. detail of the powdcr-reeeptecle end feed mechanism.

The improved device comprises an axle 10, having Ci-I1yl1'lg-\\l)(XlS 11 12, and o rum-- wordly-extoruling irmne i3, provided with e handle 14 end supporting-leg 15, ot any eporovod ronstruction. Supported by the iixle and insole 13 is e hm-ease 16-, having a fen-shalt l7 and ion bledes (indicated at 18) of the usual form, and with on outlot pipe 12) extending to any required distanc therefrom and terminating in any required iorni of nozzle, es .imliczttoil at 32 in Fig". 3, the sides of the discharge 1%) converging vior 2L distzinco, as shown The lain-ease is also provided with :1, mo'vnhloclosure 20 to control the inllow of tho air to too hm. Mounted torretittlOIl upon the frame l3 is it shaft Zlfinrvnrg a bolt-wheel 212 and opointing eru-nli 23.

bolt-pulley 24- is mounted u you the fen-shalt and erleptecl to he dliven by a belt 25 from the driven pulley 22, by which motion is imparted to the fan.

Supported by the frame 13 end iemcese 16 is s receptacle 26 for the powder to be dis 6o trihuted and formed withe hopper-bottom 27, terminating in a),- screw feed device 28, lesrlin into the converging outlet of the ioncsse at one side. The screw feed clevice is provided with a drive-pulley 29, over which e rive selt 30 leads from a, smaller pulley 31 on the shaft 21. By this means the screw feed device is slowly rotated as the fan is operated to supply the powder in suitable quantities to the converging discharge from the "76 ion, and is carried thence into the contracted portion of the conductor-tube, and the force of the movements materially ec'oelerated by the form of the discharge herein shown. The

force of the currentstrikes the nl'ii't eriel es it-qg flows from thedischsrge and ,czigrries it into the gradually-o0nverging'toncluctor, thecurrent increasing in. strength as it moves 1153- ward, and the nmterizil being correspondingly influenced is disallowed with renter force 80 and consequently thrown to a greater (listense from the nozzle.

It will he noted that the fen-case 16, conductor-pipe l9, and the receptacle 1-26 and its feed device are disposed in advance of the axle l0, while the frame 13, handlel, support 15, shaft 21, with its attached pulleys and crank, are disposed iii the resr of the axle, thus slightly overlmlancing the parts forward of the axle and nmteriiilly reducing the lsllor 0 and time required in handling the device and directing its action.

The apparatus being mounted upon two Wheels only, the discharge end 32 of the pipe 19 may be readily directed laterally or vertie g5 celly to any required extent to direct the powder to any point required. The fpo'mler may thus be sppliecl to forms 0 vegetation from treesto the smaller vines upon the ground with equel izieility.

llawing thus deseriheri the invention, what is claimed is 1. A powder distributor comprising 91 whoel supportod frmne, a rotary fen mountoil upon the frame, a hopper superimposed 05 upon the frame, it Worm-shaft join-nailed in said hopper and being located vertically shove the shaft of said fen, seicl hopper having an outlet loceterl about the shaft of the.

worm, s power-shaft, and means for trens no mitting rotary'motion from said power- 1 means for transmitting rotary motion from 10 shaft to said rotar fan and to the worm. l the power-shaft to the fan and to the worm. 2. A powder- 'stributer comprising a In testimony that I claim the foregoing as wheel-mounted frame, a rotary fan mounted my own I-have hereto afiixed my signature 5 upon the frame, a hopper superimposed uponin the presence of two witnesses.

the fran1e,-a worm journaled in said hopper, MILES P. CANNON. said hopper hevin an outlet leading into the Witnesses: fan-casing vertical above the fan-shaft, a LULU CRAIG.

power-shaft journa ed upon the frameyand ELLA HASSETT. 

